Farm operations
389
Avg 658 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AR · FIPS 05075 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-HEAVY
Lawrence County, Arkansas - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lawrence County. Ranked #21 of 75 counties in Arkansas.
256,117 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 76.5% 196,029 acres
- Other land
- 23.5% 60,088 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lawrence County received $29.19 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.5× the Arkansas county median of $11.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $29.19
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.71
- Arkansas county median per acre
- 2.49×
- Arkansas median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Lawrence County, Arkansas is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$241.7M
1.4× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$7.5M
3.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$74.9M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Lawrence County's net farm income sits at the 78th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lawrence County Farm Data Shows
Lawrence County, Arkansas reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 75 of 75 Arkansas counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 75 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 69 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Arkansas.
Read with Lawrence County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lawrence (DENSE · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-HEAVY
Santa Barbara County, CA · HEAVY
$7.5M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Lawrence; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Howard County, IA · DENSE
$7.5M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Lawrence; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Brown County, MN · DENSE
$7.5M federal receipts is higher by $19K than Lawrence; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Adams County, CO · HEAVY
$7.4M federal receipts is lower by $48K than Lawrence; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Mahnomen County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Mahnomen sits near Lawrence on payments-per-acre ($29.25) while total receipts differ.
Emmet County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Emmet sits near Lawrence on payments-per-acre ($29.36) while total receipts differ.
Arkansas ERS state roll-up
Lawrence stamps DENSE · CROP-HEAVY inside Arkansas's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Lawrence under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Lawrence County, Arkansas:
- See how Arkansas compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Arkansas state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Lawrence County, Arkansas?
Lawrence County, Arkansas has 389 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 658 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lawrence County?
Lawrence County's total commodity sales are $241.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #21 among 75 counties in Arkansas.
How much federal farm assistance does Lawrence County receive?
Lawrence County received $7.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($29.19/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lawrence County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lawrence County is $74.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp DENSE · land stamp CROP-HEAVY (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.